WITNESS LIST
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
May 15, 2025 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Castle, Mary Elizabeth Director of Gov Relations (Texas Values), Austin, TX
Dunmoyer, David (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Beck, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Cleland, Bartlett General Counel (also providing written testimony) (Self; NetChoice),
Washington, DC, TX
Cohen, Hayden (also providing written testimony) (Self; Students Engaged in
Advancing Texas), Houston, TX
Harkness, Holland (Self) , Austin, TX
McGuire, Morgan (Self) , Round Rock/ Texas, TX
Miller, Matilda (Self) , San antonio, TX
Mollberg, Nicholas (Self) , Austin, TX
Ostrowski, Hannah (Self) , Cedar Park, TX
Perez, Miguel (Self) , Cedar Park, TX
Stokes, Megan (CCIA), Washington, DC
Tran, Andrew (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Wied, William (Self) , Austin/Texas, TX
ON:
Seibert, Denise Self (Self) , Belton, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Asmussen, Cindy Public Policy Advisor (Self) , Austin, TX
Galvan, Lyssette Public Policy Director (NAMI Texas), Austin, TX
Maughmer, Kathlene (Self) , Austin, TX
Mayes, Dawn (Self) , Beaumont, TX
Wittenburg, Michelle (David’s Legacy Foundation), Austin, TX
Woodell, Amy Mrs. (Self) , Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Ahmad, Osamah (Self) , Sugar Land, TX
Al-Kahtani, Sibba (Self) , Cypress, TX
Albert, David Dr. (Self; ACC/AFT), Austin, TX
Allbright, Kassandra (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Allman, Juliana (Self) , AUstin, TX
Allyn, Hunter (Self) , Austin, TX
Anders, Terra Ms. (Self) , Taylor, TX
Andrews, Amy (Self) , Austin, TX
Argueta, Arno (Self) , Austin, TX
Arkhipov, Alexey (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Ashby, Brendan (Self) , Austin, TX
Atkins, Amber (Self) , Austin, TX
Atkins, Katherine (Self) , Austin, TX
Auzenne, Jordan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Back, Kendalin (Self) , Austin, TX
Badar, Saira (Self) , Sugar Land, TX
Bailey, Jaxon (Self) , Austin, TX
Baker, Michele (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Baker, Trinity (Self) , McKinney, TX
Baum, Shani (Self) , Austin, TX
Beck, Christina (Self) , Austin, TX
Bell, Chloe (Self) , Austin, TX
Belle, Ryan (Self) , Austin, TX
Bentch, Genene (Self) , Austin, TX
Berman, Jacob (Self) , Austin, TX
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Berry, Travis (Self) , Austin, TX
Bleacher, Brooke (Self) , Austin, TX
Bofill, Carmen (Self) , Austin, TX
Bonneau, Jonathan (Self) , Austin, TX
Bos Orent, Eytan (Self) , Austin, TX
Breedlove, Ashley (Self) , Humble, TX
Brewer, Chad (Self) , Austin, TX
Brewster-Arnold, Kirsty (Self) , Austin, TX
Brissey, Sarah (Self) , Houston, TX
Brooks, Daniel (Self) , Austin, TX
Brown, Jessica (Self) , Houston, TX
Bryce, Keita (Self) , Austin, TX
Burget, Erin (Self) , Austin, TX
Burgos, Clinton (Self) , Austin, TX
Camp, Patrick (Self) , Austin, TX
Carlson, Steven (Self) , Austin, TX
Carmona, Gordy (Self) , Plano, TX
Carr, Kirsti (Self) , Houston, TX
Carranza, Susana Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Carson, Joseph (Self) , Buda, TX
Carter, Miranda (Self) , Plano, TX
Casarez, Michael (Self) , Austin, TX
Castro, Stephanie (Self) , Austin, TX
Cave, Corinne (Self) , Lakeway, TX
Cayton, Tessa (Self) , Austin, TX
Center, Anna (Self) , Houston, TX
Chadwick, Benjamin (Self) , Austin, TX
Chavez, Joseph (Self) , Austin, TX
Chawala, Wajiha (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Chen, Jessica (Self) , Houston, TX
Chenaf, Imene (Self) , Allen, TX
Cherry, Sandeep (Self) , Houston, TX
Childress, Alejandro (Self) , Plano, TX
Christensen, Austin (Self) , Austin, TX
Clark, Amanda (Self) , Austin, TX
Clark, Mason (Self) , Austin, TX
Clements, Alexis (Self) , Austin, TX
Clifton, Jenna (Self) , Katy, TX
Cohen, Sarah Dr (Self) , Austin, TX
Cole, Jerad (Self) , The Woodlands, TX
Coleman, Kendall (Self) , Houston, TX
Collamer, Lawrence (Self) , Austin, TX
Colley, William (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Connell, Megan (Self) , Austin, TX
Connor, Alexandria (Self) , Austin, TX
Cook, Spenser (Self) , Jarrell, TX
Cox, Simon (Self) , Houston, TX
Craig, Angela (Self) , Austin, TX
Crowe, Brayley (Self) , Spokane, WA
Cudjoe, Lexine (Self) , Houston, TX
Cunningham, Colwyn (Self) , Austin, TX
Curtis, Ryan (Self) , Austin, TX
Dai, Angela (Self) , Allen, TX
Dang, Brandon (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Danz, John (Self) , Austin, TX
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Dean, Gabriela (Self) , Austin, TX
Delgado, Elizabeth (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Deline, Steven (Self) , Austin, TX
Dennington, Lindsey (Self) , Austin, TX
Deptula, Emily (Self) , Austin, TX
Devigili, Adamo (Self) , Lago Vista, TX
Diaz, Florentino (Self) , Austin, TX
Dillon, Alexis (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Dixon, Kyle (Self) , Austin, TX
Douglas, Ewan (Self) , Lakeway, TX
Dupree, Samantha (Self) , Wimberley, TX
Dwyer, Thomas (Self) , Austin, TX
Eaton, Benjamin (Self) , Austin, TX
Eilers, Jay (Self) , Plano, TX
Eriksen, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Erwin, Kaci (Self) , Austin, TX
Esparza, Efren (Self) , Roanoke, TX
Fagelson, Bill (Self) , Austin, TX
Fahlberg, Lindsey (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Falgout, Julian (Self) , Austin, TX
Faraguna, Joseph (Self) , Houston, TX
Farrani, Camille (Self) , Austin, TX
Farrani, Naveen (Self) , Austin, TX
Farris, Kendall (Self) , The Woodlands, TX
Fleming, Caroline (Self) , New Braunfels, TX
Fletcher, Alec (Self) , Austin, TX
Flick, Christopher (Self) , Austin, TX
Flinn, Nicholas (Self) , Austin, TX
Flores, Leonel (Self) , Austin, TX
Flores-Arguelles, Manuel (Self) , Austin, TX
Flowers, Jackson (Self) , Houston, TX
Foote, Carolyn (Self) , Austin, TX
Fowler, Robert (Self) , Houston, TX
Francis, Kyra (Self) , Cypress, TX
Freeman, Noel (Self) , Houston, TX
Frohlichstein, John (Self) , Houston, TX
Frost, Brent (Self) , Austin, TX
Fuqua, Kaitlin (Self) , Austin, TX
Gaard, Katherine (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Galliete, Tatum (Self) , Austin, TX
Gamble, Kandi (Self) , Houston, TX
Gamblin, Donald (Self) , Cedar Park, TX
Garrett, Nicholas (Self) , Houston, TX
Geaccone, Shayla (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Giles, Indigo (Self) , Houston, TX
Giles, Mandy (Self) , Houston, TX
Giles, Mars (Self) , Houston, TX
Giles, Neil (Self) , Houston, TX
Gillespie, Kevin (Self) , Austin, TX
Giraldo, Julianna (Self) , Austin, TX
Goddard, William (Self) , Houston, TX
Gonzales, Julissa (Self) , Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Becca (Self) , Austin, TX
Gottipati, Vinita (Self) , Austin, TX
Green, Katherine (Self) , San Antonio, TX
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Gutierrez, Christopher (Self) , Austin, TX
Haar, Paul (Self) , Austin, TX
Hadley, Elizabeth (Meta), Austin, TX
Hall, Israel (Self) , Aus, TX
Hammonds, Larniea (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Hankey, Tori (Self) , Houston, TX
Harris, Alexandra (Self) , Austin, TX
Heilman, Aleah (Self) , Bryan, TX
Heise, Trevor (Self) , Austin, TX
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), Dripping Springs, TX
Henry, John (Self) , Katy, TX
Hensarling, Ronnie (Self) , Celina, TX
Hewett, Kelsey (Self) , Austin, TX
Hogle, Ash (Self) , Austin, TX
Hohnstein, Joshua (Self) , Cedar Park, TX
Hoke, Allison (Self) , Austin, TX
Horne, Annika (Self) , Austin, TX
Hospital, Hannah (Self) , Austin, TX
Hounsel, Austin (Self) , Austin, TX
Howard, Baxter (Self) , Austin, TX
Hunt, Veronica (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Ibarra, Ashly (Self) , Buda, TX
Ichimura, Mackenzie (Self) , Brownsville, TX
Jackson, Sarah (Self) , Plano, TX
Jayaraman, Pranav (Self) , Austin, TX
Johnson, Asia (Self) , Killeen, TX
Johnson, Benjamin (Self) , Austin, TX
Johnson, Dakota (Self) , Murphy, TX
Johnson, Michael (Self) , Austin, TX
Johnson, Nathaniel (Self) , San antonio, TX
Jordan, Sabrina (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Karson, Joseph (Self) , Austin, TX
Kassam Ali, Zohaib (Self) , Plano, TX
Katychev, Michail (Self) , Austin, TX
Kelly, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Ketelsen, Anna (Self) , Austin, TX
Ketterman, Samuel (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Kharbat, Abdurrahman (Self) , Austin, TX
Kinney, Tyler (Self) , Austin, TX
Klecka, Kaley (Self) , Austin, TX
Klein, Tatiana (Self) , Austin, TX
Klose, Joanna (Self) , Austin, TX
Knight, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Kolenberg, Daniel (Self) , Austin, TX
Koontz, Kristina (Self) , Houston, TX
Kreternova, Margarita (Self) , Austin, TX
Kuhlmann, Georgina (Self) , Austin, TX
Lafary, Michi (Self) , Austin, TX
Lambert, Isley (Self) , Houston, TX
Landers, Sydney (Self) , Austin, TX
Langin, Thomas (Self) , Houston, TX
Lau, David (Self) , The Woodlands, TX
Lauderbaugh, Thomas (Self) , Cedar Park, TX
Leach, Mykayla (Self) , Houston, TX
Leach, Philip (Self) , Austin, TX
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Leal, Omar (Self) , Austin, TX
Ledger, Paul (Self) , Austin, TX
Lee, Ian (Self) , Austin, TX
Lehman, Ciera (Self) , Manor, TX
Lewis, Alecxander (Self) , Austin, TX
Lewis, Jessica (Self) , Austin, TX
Lewis, Kierra (Self) , Austin, TX
Li, Rena (Self) , Austin, TX
Liardon, William (Self) , Austin, TX
Lifka, Matthew (Self) , Austin, TX
Liggett, Emma (Self) , Austin, TX
Linda, Samuel (Self) , Houston, TX
Lorenz, Julia (Self) , Austin, TX
Lowe, Delanie (Self) , Austin, TX
Madden, John (Self) , Austin, TX
Mangum, Kaleelah (Self) , Austin, TX
Mann, Lauren (Self) , Austin, TX
Manning, Julian (Self) , Austin, TX
Mansukhani, Anusia (Self) , Austin, TX
Mantia, Lorenzo (Self) , Austin, TX
Martinez, Brenda (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Massei, Jewel (Self) , Houston, TX
Masson, Deena (Self) , Saint Hedwig, TX
Matey, Richard (Self) , Austin, TX
Matherne, James (Self) , New Caney, TX
Mathew, Shane (Self) , Sugar Land, TX
May, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Mayes, Lauren (Self) , Austin, TX
McBurnett, Alexandra (Self) , Austin, TX
McConnell, MaryAnn (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
McCool, Lauren (Self) , Austin, TX
McLaughlin, Amanda (Self) , Garland, TX
McLeod, Leighton (Self) , Austin, TX
McQuillan, Douglas (Self) , Austin, TX
Meyer, M (Self) , Austin, TX
Miller, Zoe (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Mirabito, Rosalind (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Mixter, Emelia (Self) , Austin, TX
Mollenhauer, Michael (Self) , Ausitn, TX
Momin, Arman (Self) , Richmond, TX
Montgomery, Chris (Self) , Austin, TX
Moon, Fatima (Self) , Plano, TX
Moore, Tay (Self) , Austin, TX
Morales, Salome (Self) , San marcos tx, TX
Morgan, Rachel (Self) , Austin, TX
Muelhaupt, Michael (Self) , Austin, TX
Nalley, Brandi (Self) , Austin, TX
Nam, Alex (Self) , McKinney, TX
Natusch, William (Self) , Cedar Park, TX
Nichols, Daniel (Self) , Lewisville, TX
Nunn, Sianna (Self) , McKinney, TX
Nye, James (Self) , Austin, TX
Oborio-Lapham, Gloria (Self) , Temple, TX
Olmo, Victoria (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Ormiston, Garson (Self) , Austin, TX
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Ovalle, Gabriel (Self) , Austin, TX
Pappas, Alexis (Self) , Bellaire, TX
Parkerson, John (Self) , The Woodlands, TX
Paul, Dagny (Self) , Austin, TX
Paul, Sharmila (Self) , Allen, TX
Perez-Valle, Rosimar (Self) , Austin, TX
Pham, Amy (Self) , Austin, TX
Phifer, Cody (Self) , Austin, TX
Phillips, Johnathan (Self) , Austin, TX
Pieper, Cathy (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Pieper, Cathy (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Plasters, Jessica (Self) , Austin, TX
Potter, Logan (Self) , Austin, TX
Prince, Almond (Self) , Coppell, TX
Pritchett, Brad (Self; Equality Texas), Houston, TN
Puckett, Ellyn (Self) , Austin, TX
Pugil, Audrey (Self) , Houston, TX
Rabalais, Anastasia (Self) , Houston, TX
Ramirez, Gustavo (Self) , Houston, TX
Ramirez, Sara (Self; 50501 - San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
Rangwalla, Taiyeb (Self) , Austin, TX
Ray, Alessandra (Self) , Austin, TX
Redburn, Jessica (Self) , Plano, TX
Reese, Kayla (Self) , Austin, TX
Richie, Landon (Self) , Missouri City, TX
Riley, Hannah (Self) , Austin, TX
Roberts, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Roca, Anna (Self) , Spring, TX
Rodriguez, Estela (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Rodriguez, Estrella (Self) , Austin, TX
Rodriguez, Guadalupe (Self) , Austin, TX
Rodriguez, Santiago (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Rose, Amy (Self) , Kingwood, TX
Roussy, Michael (Self) , Plano, TX
Rubin, Madeline (Self) , Austin, TX
Rubio, Mari (Self) , Austin, TX
Rubio-Zepeda, Jose (Self) , Austin, TX
Sampson, Suzuka (Self) , Austin, TX
Sanchez Ramos, Ricardo (Self) , Austin, TX
Sanders, Sara (Self) , Austin, TX
Sanders, Sezgi (Self) , Austin, TX
Sanderson, Charles (Self) , Austin, TX
Santani, Mayur (Self) , Austin, TX
Savelyeva, Sabina (Self) , Austin, TX
Schult, Dana (Self) , Austin, TX
Schwartz, Jennifer (Self) , Austin, TX
Scianiman, Melissa (Self) , Houston, TX
Scuseria, Tomas (Self) , Houston, TX
Seegmiller, Nathan (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Segovia, Andrea (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas), San Antonio, TX
Sellers, Christopher (Self) , Austin, TX
Sepulveda, Frances (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Settos, Katelyn (Self) , Austin, TX
Severin, Logan (Self) , Austin, TX
Seyer, Hallie (Self) , Austin, TX
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Sharpe, Mary (Self) , Houston, TX
Sheppard, Nicolas (Self) , Humble, TX
Shurtleff, Daniel (Self) , Austin, TX
Simpson, James (Self) , Austin, TX
Simpson, Julia (Self) , Austin, TX
Sisler, Kohen (Self) , Plano, TX
Smith, Jonathan (Self) , Austin, TX
Snodgrass, Jamie Tyler (Self) , Austin, TX
Solomon, Jennifer (Self) , San Antonio, TX
St Clair, Lauren (Self) , New Braunsfels, TX
Steele, Abrianne (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Steiker, Aaron (Self) , Austin, TX
Stockstill, Lex (Self) , Austin, TX
Strong, Pauline Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Stull, Joseph (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Sutton, Bailee (Self) , Austin, TX
Svehla, Alex (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Svehla, Heather (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Tahbou, Amazona (Self) , Austin, TX
Tan, Matthew (Self) , Austin, TX
Taylor, Cameron (Self) , The Woodlands, TX
Teutsch, Clayton (Self) , Austin, TX
Thiemann, Jessica (Self) , Austin, TX
Thomas, Tinu (Self) , Austin, TX
Thompson, Nancy (Self) , Austin, TX
Thurber, Juliette (Self) , San antonio, TX
Thye, Asher (Self) , Euless, TX
Todd-Hurst, Victoria (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Torres, Gabriel (Self) , Austin, TX
Trindade, Kathleen (Self) , The Woodlands, TX
Tripoli, Christopher (Self) , Austin, TX
Trotman, Auren (Self) , Houston, TX
Valdivia, Kevin (Self) , Houston, TX
Vanscoy, Harmony (Self) , Cedar Park, TX
Vaughns, Stephon (Self) , Houston, TX
Villalpando, Cassandra (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Villareal, Kendall (Self) , Austin, TX
Walsh, Gregory (Self) , Anderson, TX
Walter, Abraham (Self) , Austin, TX
Warren, Logan (Self) , Spring Branch, TX
Wasser, Janelle (Self) , Long Island, NY
Waukechon, Benjamin (Self) , Austin, TX
Whetstone, Morgan (Self) , Belton, TX
Wiese, Carter (Self) , West Lake, TX
Wiesner, Camille (Self) , Houston, TX
Willhelm-Waid, Michael (Self) , Ben Wheeler, TX
Williams, Chelsea (Self) , Fort Worth, TX
Williams, Samuel (Self) , Austin, TX
Wilson, Julie (Self) , Houston, TX
Witt, John (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Wofford, Darbin (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Yazbeck, Elias (Self) , Houston, TX
Zamora, Denise (Self) , Austin, TX
Zhang, Ziyue (Self) , Austin, TX
Zustra, Ashleigh (Self) , Austin, TX
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ON:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Soto, Renzo Executive Director - Texas and the South (TechNet), Austin, TX
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